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POWER BLOWER
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Untie knot
Starter
handle
Eyelet
1. Remove four (4) screws holding starter assembly on engine,
remove starter.
2. Hold starter drum in place and cut off or untie knot. Allow the
drum to slowly turn until all spring tension is relieved.
WARNING DANGER
The spring inside the starter is under tension. DO NOT remove
screw until spring tension is relieved or serious personal injury may
result.
IMPORTANT
The spring must not come out with the drum. If resistance is felt
when lifting the drum, STOP! See your Authorized ECHO Service
Dealer for help.
3. Remove screw, turn drum slightly clockwise and lift carefully and
slowly.
4. Remove the old starter rope and prepare the new rope by first
heating both ends to prevent fraying.
5. Pass one end of the rope through the opening of the drum and tie
a knot. Press knot and end of rope in cavity of drum.
6. Thread the rope through the eyelet in the housing then through
the starter handle. Follow the illustration and tie another knot in
the free end of the rope. Pull the knot into the handle.
Do not remove
screw until spring
tension is relieved.
7. Check that the hook on the end of the spring touches the post.
Lightly grease the top of the spring and the post.
Hook
Post
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